Mepkin Abbey
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Mepkin Abbey is a Trappist monastery in South Carolina known for its contemplative monastic life, scenic grounds along the Cooper River, and historic plantation-turned-religious site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mepkin Abbey canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Roman Catholic monastery ⓘ Trappist monastery ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Diocese of Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRule | Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
monastic agriculture
ⓘ
sale of products to support the community ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
quiet rural setting
ⓘ
riverside landscape ⓘ wooded grounds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cemetery
ⓘ
church ⓘ gardens and walking paths ⓘ monastic cloister ⓘ |
| hasLifestyle |
contemplative life
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contemplative monastic life
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ location along the Cooper River ⓘ retreats ⓘ scenic grounds ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Berkeley County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Charleston, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cooper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
guest accommodations for retreats
ⓘ
spiritual retreats ⓘ |
| openTo | visitors ⓘ |
| practices |
Liturgy of the Hours
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communal prayer ⓘ manual labor ⓘ silence ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
communal monastic life
ⓘ
hospitality to retreatants and visitors ⓘ prayer and contemplation ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Trappists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteHistory |
former plantation
ⓘ
historic plantation-turned-religious site ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.